'400 jobs lost’ over shopping centre ruling

A RULING by An Bord Pleanála to uphold an objection to expand Limerick’s Crescent Shopping Centre will cost up to 400 retail jobs, it was claimed yesterday.

Fri, 31 Jul, 2009 - 01:00

Jimmy Woulfe, Mid-West Correspondent

Marks & Spencer were hoping to move into the expanded centre.

Limerick City Council had lodged an objection to the development claiming it would adversely affect the city centre.

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